By most historical accounts, the Roman Emperor Caligula was a nightmare–a sadistic, debaucherous, and unstable despot.

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The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition to an empire. "The oldest coin in the hoard dates back to 152BC and has ...

The most recent coin of the 13 came from the reign of Octavian's stepson, the second emperor Tiberius (AD14 to 37). It was the latter's nephew, the emperor Claudius (10BC to 54AD), who ordered the ...

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Explores the history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Empress Livia Drusilla, examining the reign of her husband Augustus, as well as the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

Many Roman emperors were praised for being great statesmen, but others put their own desire for power ahead of the needs of their people.